Save Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 東河(Korean Hanja) 동하(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. DONG-HA [key] Other Forms FormsTong-ha Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river". Other hanja combinations are possible. A famous bearer is Lee Dong-ha, a South Korean novelist.